Chapter 186: Aid from the Winged Girls, Building a Bridge to a New World!
“Ye, what happened? I heard the whistle arrow and it brought everyone here.” After the Winged Girls landed, their faces were all full of vigilance.
Ming Yun immediately asked Lin Ye.
Lin Ye smiled at Ming Yun and replied, “There’s no danger. I want to build a bridge, so I just needed your help.”
“A bridge?”
“What is a bridge?”
Hearing that there was no danger, the Winged Girls all relaxed.
But after hearing Lin Ye wanted to build a bridge, they all became confused.
The Beast-eared Girls looked at the confused appearance of the Winged Girls and all smiled knowingly.
The Winged Girls’ current appearance was the same as whenever they heard Lin Ye say something new.
However, this time, even the Beast-eared Girls didn’t know exactly what a bridge was.
They only knew that once the bridge was built, they could go to the other side of the river at any time.
Lin Ye stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then said to the Winged Girls, “A bridge, simply put, is to lay these tree trunks across this river, so you can cross the river on it.”
After Lin Ye finished speaking, the Beast-eared Girls were quite happy.
But the Winged Girls didn’t feel anything. Since they could fly, they couldn’t understand the meaning of a bridge.
Lin Ye looked at the Winged Girls and couldn’t help but mutter in his heart, “People’s joys and sorrows are not the same.”
After a brief complaint, Lin Ye began to explain to the Beast-eared Girls and the Winged Girls exactly what they needed to do.
“First, we need to dig two deep ditches on both sides of the riverbank. When we lay the tree trunks across the river, the parts resting on the bank will be placed in these ditches.”
The Beast-eared Girls and the Winged Girls listened, half-understanding. Their little eyes were a bit lost.
“Ah!”
Seeing this, Lin Ye sighed slightly. After thinking for a moment, Lin Ye picked up a branch from the ground and drew the shape of the deep ditch he had just described on the riverbank. This deep ditch was a rectangular pit. Only one side was open, like a tabletop hole, but without a top.
Digging such deep pits on both sides of the riverbank. When the tree trunks are placed into these deep pits, weighted down, and then covered with soil, the tree trunks will be fixed.
After drawing the shape of the deep pit, Lin Ye said to the Beast-eared Girls, “Dig straight down here where I’ve drawn. Make sure the bottom is flat, and dig down layer by layer.”
With that, the Beast-eared Girls immediately understood. They had done a lot of digging, so they immediately picked up their bone tools and clay shovels and started digging.
However, for just one pit, five Beast-eared Girls standing in it were already full.
Lin Ye then looked up and said to Ming Yun and the others, “Can you carry them and fly? Take five Beast-eared Girls to the other side of the river.”
Hearing Lin Ye’s words, Ming Yun and the other Winged Girls nodded confidently at Lin Ye and said, “The two of us can carry one and fly over together.”
Hearing Ming Yun’s words, Lin Ye nodded, then asked Shi and Xing to take three people to the other side of the river.
So, Shi, Xing, Yun, and the twin Raccoon-eared Girls were carried to the other side of the river by the Winged Girls.
Lin Ye had the sisters Xing and Yun go to the other side of the river. This was because he needed to send tree trunks to the other side, and the best people to receive them were the two of them. Otherwise, if there were any deviations, the other Beast-eared Girls might not have enough strength to compensate.
Lin Ye then instructed the remaining Beast-eared Girls to start stripping the bark off these tree trunks. Just like building wooden houses, tree trunks without stripped bark are prone to insects.
Next, Lin Ye also had the Winged Girls carry him to the other side of the river. Lin Ye could swim across himself, but who would swim when they could fly?
After arriving, Lin Ye also drew corresponding deep pits on the other side for Xing and the other four. The five of them immediately started digging.
Meanwhile, Lin Ye returned to this side of the riverbank. Lin Ye held a long hemp rope and called all the Winged Girls over.
“After everyone is ready, I will need you all to use these hemp ropes to carry these tree trunks and fly them to the other side of the river.”
Ming Yun looked at the dozens of meters long tree trunks, then looked at her tribe members. The other Winged Girls, seeing Ming Yun look over, all nodded firmly at her.
Ming Yun saw this and nodded at the other Winged Girls. Then she turned to Lin Ye and said, “Okay, leave it to us!”
The next step was constant preparation. After the tree bark was stripped off the tree trunks, Lin Ye used a planer to flatten both sides of these tree trunks. Soon, the Beast-eared Girls had finished digging the deep pits.
Now, they were just waiting for Lin Ye to prepare the tree trunks. Lin Ye’s movements were also very quick. One by one, the tree trunks turned into flattened shapes in Lin Ye’s hands.
While waiting for Lin Ye to process the tree trunks, the Beast-eared Girls began to vividly recount the story of how they had hunted a Gray Wolf yesterday to the Winged Girls.
Amidst the voices of the Winged Girls and the Beast-eared Girls, Lin Ye finished processing all the tree trunks.
Next was the most important step. Lin Ye picked up the hemp rope and tied it as close to the top of the tree trunk as possible. The closer the stressed point was to the top, the easier it would be for the Winged Girls later.
With all preparations complete, they officially began to prune the bridge. Fifteen Winged Girls grabbed the hemp ropes and successfully lifted one end of the tree trunks, flying up. Lin Ye carried the other end on the ground and began to walk slowly forward. The Winged Girls also struggled towards the other side of the river.
Slowly, Lin Ye reached the deep pit area and carefully placed the tree trunk at the very edge of the deep pit. The Winged Girls also aimed at the deep pit on the other side and began to descend slowly…
Xing and Yun were already waiting below. The tree trunk slowly descended. The Winged Girls gritted their teeth, holding the hemp ropes, and slowly descended. Xing and Yun saw the tree trunk slowly lowering and both activated their Talent Abilities. Shi and the twin Raccoon-eared Girls continuously gave signals to the Winged Girls, adjusting the direction of the descending tree trunk.
Success or failure hinges on this one moment. The further the tree trunk went down, the heavier the Winged Girls felt the tree trunk in their hands.
Finally, Xing and Yun caught the descending tree trunk. The sisters’ breathing hitched for a moment. Then, gritting their teeth, they placed the tree trunk at the edge of the deep pit.
Seeing the first tree trunk perfectly in place, the Beast-eared Girls cheered. Lin Ye also nodded with satisfaction.
Next, one by one, tree trunks were successfully placed. After all ten tree trunks were in place, the Winged Girls landed on the ground and rested. With all ten tree trunks in place, the wooden bridge was essentially completed. The rest was Lin Ye’s job.
Lin Ye walked onto the newly placed tree trunks with the hemp rope. Every two meters, Lin Ye tied a hemp rope to the first tree trunk. After tying them all, Lin Ye then used these ropes to tie the second tree trunk tightly to the first one. After all the ropes were tied tightly, it was the third, then the fourth. This continued until all ten tree trunks were tied together. This way, these ten tree trunks became a single unit. Only then could it be considered a completed bridge.
Next was the final step. Weighing down the deep pits on both riverbanks and filling them with soil. The Beast-eared Girls began to move stones and throw them into the deep pits. Lin Ye moved a large stone and placed it on the side of the deep pit facing the river at 1.8 meters. After both pits were filled and leveled, the wooden bridge was勉强 completed. As long as no particularly heavy objects were placed on it that would break the tree trunks, this bridge would be fine. In the future, adding railings on both sides of the bridge would make this wooden bridge perfect.
After everything was done, Lin Ye walked to the central area of the wooden bridge. The weight of a single person did not cause the wooden bridge to sway at all. Lin Ye even jumped up and down on the bridge a couple of times. The wooden bridge only showed slight vibrations. Lin Ye nodded with satisfaction.
Then, Lin Ye waved to the Beast-eared Girls on both sides. The Beast-eared Girls could no longer contain their curiosity. Seeing Lin Ye wave at them, they all excitedly walked towards the wooden bridge. At first, when everyone got on the bridge and saw the river water below, they were a little scared. But after walking a few steps, they found that the wooden bridge under their feet was as stable as the ground. One by one, the Beast-eared Girls widened their eyes in curiosity, watching the river water flow beneath their feet.
